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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-124

Pension money exempt

Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 651 — Attachment and Execution · Status: effective

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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-124, Pension money exempt, Hawaii, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2429513
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The right of a debtor to a pension, annuity, retirement or disability allowance, death benefit, any optional benefit, or any other right accrued or accruing under any retirement plan or arrangement described in section 401(a), 401(k), 403(a), 403(b), 408, 408A, 409 (as in effect prior to January 1, 1984), 414(d), or 414(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any fund created by the plan or arrangement, or any ABLE savings account established pursuant to chapter 256B, shall be exempt from attachment, execution, seizure, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws under title 11 United States Code section 522(b), or under any legal process. However, this section shall not apply to: (1) A "qualified domestic relations order" as defined in section 206(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or in section 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and (2) Contributions made to a plan or arrangement within the three years before the date a debtor files for bankruptcy, whether voluntary or involuntary, or within three years before the date a civil action is initiated against the debtor, except for contributions to a retirement plan established by state statute if the effect would be to eliminate a state employee's retirement service credit.